Figure 1.
Examples of cationic antimicrobial host defense peptides. Abbreviations: hBD-1, human beta-defensin-1; hNP-1, human neutrophil peptide-1; mprF, multiple peptide resistance factor; tPMP, thrombin-induced platelet microbicidal protein.
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